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Patented July 29,1873.

No.14L336.

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JOHN DYE R, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

IMPROVEMENT IN TICKET PRINTING AND REGISTERING APPARATUS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 141,336, dated July 29,1873; application filed May 9,1873.

To all whom it may concern: I

Be it known that I, JOHN DYER, of Chicago, in the county of Cook and inthe State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Ticket Printing and Regis terin g Apparatus and do hereby declarethat the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof,reference being had to the accompanying drawing making a .part of thisspecification, in which- Figure l is a front elevation of my improvedapparatus. Figs. 2 and 3 are elevations of opposite sides of the same.Figs. 4 and 5 are like views of the same, with the casing removed so asto show the construction and arrangement of the interior mechanism. Fig.6 is an end elevation of the feed-roller for the register-blank, showingthe means employed for operating the releasing mechanism of thelooking-pawls. Fig. 7 is a plan view of the upper side of the machine.Fig. 8 is a perspective view of a feed-roller, detached and enlarged.Fig. 9 is a horizontal central section of the holder and its dies. Figs.10 and 11 are perspective views of the station and register dies. Fig.12 is a perspective view of the locking-pawls, releasing mechanism, andspring; and Fig. 13 is a plan view of the register and ticket blanks.

Letters of like name and kind refer to like parts in each of thefigures.

My invention is an improvement upon a ticket printing and registeringmachine for which Letters Patent No. 134,042 were granted to me upon the17th day of December, 1872; and it consists, principally, in theemployment of a continuous consecutively-numbered and partially-printedticket-blank, in combination with suitable mechanism for feeding saidblank forward, and for completing and severing the completed tickets,substantially as and for the purpose hereinafter specitied. It consists,further, in the means employed for operating the feed rollers orcylinders, substantially as and for the purpose hereinafter shown. Itconsists, further, in the means employed for locking the feed-rollers inposition, and for releasing the same at the proper time, substantiallyas and for the purpose hereinafter set forth. It consists, further, inthe peculiar construction of the die employed for completing and forregistering the ticket, substantially as and for the purpose hereinafterspecified. It consists, further, in the means employed for attaching theprinting and registering die to its holder, substantially as and for thepurpose hereinafter shown. It consists, further, in the means employedfor insuring contact between the register and ticket blanks and theirfeedrollers, substantially as is hereinafter set forth.

In the annexed drawing, A represents a short cylinder, resting upon andsupported by means of suitable feet, B, and surmounted by a secondsmaller cylinder, 0, as shown,

the whole forming the frame and easing of the operating mechanism.Longitudinally the interior of the lower cylinder A is divided by meansof a fixed partition, D,

withinwhich is secured a central shaft, E, that extends outward to theends of said cylinder, and furnishes means for confining in position theheads F, which inclose the latter. The upper cylinder 0 has its endsinclosed by means of suitable heads G, within the centers of which isjournaled a shaft, H, that actuates the operating mechanism. Extendingrearward from the cylinder 0 are two lugs, I, between which is pivotedone end of a lever, K, that from thence extends upward and forward in acurve, and at its front end is provided with a cross-bar, L, withinwhich are secured the dies. An arm, M, is secured to the reaendand lowerside of the lever K, and, extending downward and forward within thecasing G, is provided with an opening, m, that corresponds in width tothe diameter of an eccentric, N, which latter is secured upon andrevolves with the shaft H. The length of the slot m being equal to thethrow of the eccentric N, it will be seen that the rotation of thelatter will cause the forward end of the lever to be alternately raisedand depressed. Secured to and extending horizontally forward from thefront and upper sides of the cylinder 0 is a table, 0, upon the upperside of which is placed a rubber cushion, P, that is held in place bymeans of the upward-projecting edges of said table, and by acovering-plate, Q, secured over its upper side, suitable openings forthe passage of the type of the dies being provided in and through saidplate, for which type said table and rubber form a bed. The length ofthe cross-bar L being sufficient to enable it to span the register andticket blanks,

v in the end of said die-holder.

the dating-die It is secured within a longitudinal groove, 0', which isprovided within the lower face and near the rear side of said bar. Thestation and register die S, as shown in Figs. 2, 10, and 11, is formedof an an gle-plate, that conforms to and embraces the front and lowersides of the cross-bar L, and upon the lower face of which plate aresecured the type 8. Upon one end of the die-plate is formed a spur, s,which projects longitudinally outward and slightly forward in a curve,and when in place passes through a corresponding opening, t, in

the end of a bar, T, which bar fits into a slot formed in the cross-baror die-holder L, and at or near its rear end engages with a suitablespring that presses said bar rearward, so as to cause a pressure to beexerted upon the said spur s, and holds the end of said die-platefirmlyagainst its holder. The opposite end of the die-plate is extended beyondthe corresponding end of the die-holder, and is provided with anopening, 8, which permits said end to pass rearward over a spring-latch,U, that works within a suitable guide formed upon or with- The engaginglip or shoulder a of the spring-latch extends inward over the outer faceof the die-plate, while from the inner end of said shoulder said latchslopes outward and forward, as seen in Fig. 9, so that when saiddie-plate is pressed rearward, the inner end of its opening 8, bearingagainst said inclined face, shall cause said latch to be moved outward.After the die has passed the inner end of the shoulder of the latch, thelatter springs inward to place and firmly locks said die in position.

To place the station and register die in position, its spur is insertedwithin the bar T, and its opposite end pressed rearward over thespring-latch U. To remove the die, the first finger of the right hand isplaced against the rear side of the projecting end of said die, and thespring-catch released from engagement therewith by an outward pressureof the thumb.

In order that the dies may be properly inked at each operation, thefollowingdescribed mechanism is employed: Two bars, V, .are pivoted attheir lower ends to or upon opposite sides, and near the front of theeasin g, and from thence extend upward to a point about upon a line withthe lower side of the dieholderL. To the upper end of each bar V ispivoted a short bar, W, which extends forward for a short distance, andfurnishes a bearing for an inking-roller, X, that is journaled withinthe same and the corresponding end of the opposite bar. To the rearshort end of each bar W is attached one end of a spiral spring, Y, whichfrom thence extends downward and has its opposite end attached to orupon the bar V, the arrangement of said spring being such as to causethe forward end of said bar W to be pressed upward, and theinking-roller to bear against the type of the dies. A reciprocatingmovement of the inking-roller is produced by means of a cam, A,

-which is placed upon the operating-shaft II just outside of eachpivoted bar V, and is provided, within its inner face, with a groove, a,that receives a stud, n, which is secured to and extends laterallyoutward from said bar. The shape of the cam-grooves a is such as tocause the ink-roller to move quickly forward and back beneath the dies,while the position of the cams V upon the shaft H causes said movementto occur at the instant when the lever K and die-holder L have reachedthe limit of their upward stroke. An inking-pad, B, is attached to orupon the lower side of a suitable plate, 0, that is secured upon theupper rear side of the cylinder 0, and extends upward and forward, asshown in Fig. 3, the position of said parts being such as to cause theinking-roller X to pass beneath and to the rear side of said inking-padat each rearward movement. The completion of tickets is registered, asin my patented apparatus, upon a report-blank, D, which is provided witha se- -ries of consecutive numbers, d, that are arranged thereonlongitudinally and in regular order. A roller, E, journaled upon theshaft H within the cylinder, and provided with a set of radial studs orspurs, e, is caused to revolve by means of suitable mechanism,hereinafter described, so as to feed said registerblank forward beneaththe dies. The blank D is contained within the lower cylinder A, fromwhence it passes upward through an opening, a, into the cylinder 0, andfrom thence rearward, upward, and forward around the roller E to theforward side of said cylinder (3, where it passes outward through asuitable opening between the plate Q, and cushion P.

The studs e of the feed-roller may either fit into openingscorrespondingly placed within the register-blank, or they may besufficiently pointed to cause them to engage with and move forward saidblank without the formation of such openings. In order that theregister-blank may be caused to closely embrace its feed-roller,a thinmetal spring, F, is placed between said roller and the rear and uppersides of the interior of its casing (J, and has its ends secured to therear side of the opening a, and to the upper side of the opening throughwhich said blank leaves said casing. The length of said spring is suchas to cause it to draw against the periphery of said roller, to permitwhich a longitudinal opening is cut at its transverse center at thepoint where the spurs 6 project. The feed-roller E is rotated by meansof a pawl, G, which is pivoted to or upon the arm M in rear of and in aline with the center of the cam-openin g m, and engages with a ratchet-wheel, H, that is secured upon the hub of said roller. The size of theratchet-wheel and is held in engagement with the ratchet-wheel by meansof a spring, g, which is attached to its rear side, and, extendingdownward and rearward, bears against the inner face of the periphery ofthe feed-roller. The feed-roller E is locked in place by means of adetent, I, which is pivoted at its lower end within the lower front sideof the casing G, and, workingthrough a suitable opening in the latter,bears at its upper end against the surface of said roller near its inneredge. A spur, i, projecting horizontally inward from the inner face andupper end of said detent, engages with a corresponding notch, e, whichforms one of a series of like notches that extend around the peripheryof said roller. A spring, K, secured upon the outer side of the casing,bears against the outer side and upper end of the detent I, and holdsthe latter in engagement with the feed-roller, while said detent isreleased at the proper time by means of the followingdescribedmechanism: A rod or shaft, L, is'

7 arm, N, which extends upward to a point about upon a line with thecenter of a shaft, H, and bears a-gainst'a'cam, O, that is secured uponand' revolves with said shaft, the conformation of said cam being suchas to cause said arm to be moved suddenly outward, as shown by thedotted lines, at the precise instant that it is desired to release thedetent and revolve the feed-roller.

The tickets employed are printed in regular order upon a strip of paper,P, (seen in Fig.

13,) and contain the name of the railroad issuing the tickets, the nameof the station from which such tickets are to be issued, together withsuch special marks as may be desired; and in addition thereto, saidtickets are consecutively numbered from one upward. Immediately belowthe name of the issue station is left a blank space, upon which isprinted, by means of the dies before described, the name of the stationat which the fare terminates, and the date of the issue of the ticket.The ticket-blanks thus formed are contained within the lower casing A,and, by means of a feed-roller, E, are fed outward beneath the diessimultaneously with the register-blank. The feed-roller E is similar tothe registerroller E, the only point of difference being the number andarrangement of the studs 6 and locking-notches c, said parts beingcomparatively few in number, and arranged at points upon or'within theperiphery of said roller that correspond inrelative distance to thespace between the lines of division upon the ticket-blanks. An opening,19, provided at the transverse center of the ticket-blank and upon eachline of division between the tickets, receives one ofthe studs 6 of thefeedroller, and insures the accuracy of the feed. If desired, however,said opening may be omitted and said studs made pointed, so as to causethem to engage readily with the ticketblank. 7 i

As the degree of rotation of the roller for feeding forward theticket-blank exceeds the capacity of the mechanism employed for operating the register-blank feed-roller, the following-described means areemployed for operatin g the former: A disk, Q, is journaled upon theshaft H, immediately beside the cocentric N, and is connected with thearm M by means of a curved bar, R, that is pivoted at one end to thecontiguous face and near the lower side of the latter, and at itsopposite end to or upon the inner face of said disk. Upon the outer faceof the disk Q, is pivoted apawl, S ,which en gages'with a ratchet-wheel,H, that is secured upon the hub of the feedroller E, and is providedwith suitable teeth h, which correspond in number to the divisions ofthe periphery of said roller, as indicated by the studs 0. As thusarranged, the vibration of the arm M causes the disk Q to perform apartial revolution upon the shaft H, and, by means of the pawl S, giveto the feed-roller just the required degree of forward movement to feedone ticket from the casing outward beneath the dies. When aticket hasbeen completed it is severed from the blank by means of a knife, T,which is pivoted at one end upon the forward side of the table 0,

and is capable of being turned downward against or beside said table. Inorder to produce a better result, the front side of said table isprotected by means of a steel plate, U, the upper edge of which issharpened and operates like one blade of a pair of shears. A guide-bar,V, secured upon the front side of the table, extending upward beside,and then rearward over, the blade or knife T, holds the latter inposition against the plate U and limits its upward movement. A spring,V, secured at one end to or upon the lower side of the table 0, and atits opposite end to an arm, t, which projects downward from the pivotalend of the cutter, causes said cutter to assume the position shown inFig. 1 whenever released from pressure.

The apparatus is now complete, and is used as follows: Each ticket agentis provided with a die for'each station to which fares are to be sold,which dies are conveniently arranged within a suitably-constructed case,and for the purpose of insuring the use of the correct die each of thesame has stamped or otherwise affixed to or upon its forward verticalface the name of its station and the price of the fare. When anyparticular ticket is desired the operator takes from the case, with hisright hand, the corresponding die, inserts it within the attachingmechanism of the holder,

and, with the same hand, grasps the crank and gives it the necessaryturn. The ticket beneath the die and the register are stamped and thenfed forward by the movement of the crank, after which said ticket is cutfrom the strip by means of the knife, (which is pressed downward withthe left hand,) and falls into a holder prepared for its reception.While completing the ticket the operator informs himself as to its valueby a glance at the data affixed to the front side of the die. The ticketand register blanks being so arranged within the machine as to causecorresponding numbers to be fed forward at the same instant, it will beseen that no liability exists to such a derangement of the same as tocause a failure of said numbers to correspond.

At the close of sales for the day the operator severs the projectingportion of the regist 'r-blank, adds up the values of fares stampedthereon, and remits with said blank (which thus becomes a report) anamount equal to the total of such values, which total must cor respondwith his receipts.

The advantages obtained by my system and apparatus are: First, itobviates the necessity for keeping. large and constantly increasingstocks of tickets at stations, the single form of blank used supplyingthe place of the separate tickets usually required for each station towhich fares are sold. Second, by means of my system it is not possibleto get out of tickets for any especial station while any remain on hand,while under the many-blank system it frequently occurs that a supply forsome station runs out, and passengers are obliged to pay fare to theconductor upon the cars. Third, the large amount of time usuallyrequired for counting up ticket-blanks on hand, in order to ascertainand report the number of each kind sold, is rendered unnecessary, as thereport-blank furnishes an accurate statement of sales, which sales caneasily be closed up and reported after each train, if desired, instead,as heretofore, of bein g reported weekly or monthly only. Fourth, inconsequence of the consecutive numbers of the tickets it is impossiblethat any can be sold out of their order, or dated ahead, and, throughcollusion between conductors and ticket agents, the company defrauded,while, from the same cause, the date upon which an illegibly-stampedticket was sold can be easily and quickly determined. Fifth, the ticketagent is relieved from the responsibility occasioned by the care of alarge stock of tickets, which, if stolen by watchmen or others, may beused and must be accounted for in the periodical settlement; and, incase two or more persons are required to make sales at a station,enables the account of sales of each to be accurately kept withoutpossibility of error. Sixth, it prevents clerks at the general officefrom misappropriating tickets to their own use, and, by simplifying theaccounts of said office with the ticket agents of the road, materiallylessens the expense and the number of employs required. Setenth, bycompleting each ticket at the time of its sale, and rendering itnecessary that the ticket sold and used each day should come withincertain numbers, it is rendered impracticable for printers tofraudulently print and issue tickets, as is now done to a great extentand at a serious loss to railroads.

Having thus fully set forth the nature and merits of my invention, whatI claim as new is- 1. A continuous consecutivelynumbered andpartially-printed ticket-blank, in combination with suitable mechanismfor-feeding said blank forward, and for completing and severing thecompleted tickets, substantially as and for the purpose specified. 2.The means employed for operating the feed-roller E, consisting of thepawl G, pivoted upon and moving with \he arm M, and the ratchet-wheel H,secured to said roller and engaging with said ratchet, substantially asset forth.

3. The means employed for operating the feed-roller E, consisting of thedisk Q, pivoted upon the shaft H, the curved bar It, pivoted to saiddisk and to the arm M, and the pawl S, pivoted upon said disk Q, andengaging with a ratchet-wheel, H, attached to said roller, substantiallyas is shown and described.

4. In combination with the feed-rollers E and E, provided with thenotches e, the detents I, provided with the spurs i, and pivoted to orupon the casing A, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

5. In combination with the feed-rollers E and E and detents I, providedwith the lugs i, the shaft L, journaled within the casing G, andprovided with the arms M and N, and the cam O, secured upon andrevolvingwith the shaft H, substantially as and for the purpose shown.

6. The station and register dies S, consistin g of the angleplate base,provided with the type 8, the spur s, and the opening 3, substantiallyas and for the purpose set forth.

7 In combination with the die S, provided with the spur s and opening 8,the springbar T, provided with the opening t, fitted into the face ofthe die-holder L, and engaging with said spur s, and the spring latch Uworking within the end of said die-holder, and engaging with saidopening 8, substantially as and for the purpose shown and described.

8. In combination with the feed-rollers E and E, provided with theengaging studs 6, the springs F, partially encircling said rollers andpressing against the same, the register and ticket blanks, substantiallyas and for the purpose specified.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this7th day of April, 1873.

Witnesses:

GEo. S. PRINDLE, JOHN R. YOUNG.

JOHN DYER.

